St. Nick’s Day is the feast day of Saint Nicholas of Myra, a 4 th century bishop, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica. St. Nicholas is referred to as the Patron Saint of Children ...

The Feast of St. Nicholas, fondly referred to by many across the region as St. Nick's Day, takes place annually Dec. 6. Though the holiday involves stockings and small gifts, it is separate from ...

The Feast of St. Nicholas, fondly referred to by many across the region as St. Nick's Day, takes place annually Dec. 6. Though the holiday involves stockings and small gifts, it is separate from ...

On St. Nick's Eve, St. Nicholas fills stockings left out for children based on how they behaved that year. On Christmas Eve, Santa Claus – sometimes referred to as St. Nick, Kris Kringle or ...

Any kid can tell you where Santa Claus is from—the North Pole. But his historical journey is even longer and more fantastic than his annual, one-night circumnavigation of the globe. The ...

Mary Theresa Petrich recalled walking from Hatfield Street in Lawrenceville over the 40th Street Bridge and up the hill to St ...

The feast day of St. Nicholas, Dec. 6, was celebrated by the Dutch as a gift-giving day when children put out their shoes to be filled with goodies by St. Nick, who had evolved into a mystical ...

St. Nicholas was a real catch ... middle of a trade route to ask for a prosperous voyage and buy a vial of the Nick liquor. After all, there were a couple of priests with them.

Originally conceived in the mid-1800s to honor Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich (who died in Nice), the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral wasn't completed until the early 20th century.